Thermo Scientific™ Blood Agar Base No. 2 (Dehydrated)

Description

• Cultivate and isolate fastidious pathogens and other microorganisms with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Blood Agar Base No
• 2 (Dehydrated)
• The specially designed formulation meets the need for a nutritious blood agar which permits maximum recovery of delicate organisms without interfering with their hemolytic reactions
• Without any additions, the medium can be used for short-term maintenance of stock cultures
• And with the addition of blood, the medium becomes suitable for the determination of the hemolytic reactions which are important diagnostic criteria for many organisms
• An Improved version of Blood Agar Base, the Blood Agar Base No.2 is a highly nutritious medium generally used as a basal medium for preparing blood agar by addition of blood
• It can also be used as general purpose media without the addition of blood
• Exhibits superior growth promoting properties and enhanced pigment formation in chromogenic bacteria
• Supports luxuriant early colonial development of fastidious organisms, particularly streptococci and pneumococci
• Allows determination of hemolytic reaction patterns with the addition of defibrinated blood
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand